Assessment Description:
Please read the description of the symptoms of mental disorder below. Write a case study based on this
description.
Sarah is a 39 years old career consultant with a successful business. In the last two months she has
experienced mood changes accompanied by a change in the overall level of activity.
She feels that she lacks energy and recently lost her interest in everyday activities.
Sarah experiences difficulties in getting to work on time, as she often wakes up three hours earlier
than normally and cannot get back to sleep. She has always been interested in keeping fit and
healthy, and attended gym regularly three times a week. However, in the last months Sarah has
lost any desire in continuing with this activity, she often says that she doesn’t have the energy to
exercise. She has lost 5 kilograms last month due to hear lack of appetite.
What bothers Sarah the most is her inability to perform well at work. Recently she has started
skipping work altogether, and when she does go to work, she delegates most of her tasks to others
because she does not feel confident enough to speak to clients.
Your case study should include:
Identification of the presented mental disorder according to ICD‐10 (ICD‐10 classification can be
found on‐line: http://www.who.int/classifications/icd/icdonlineversions/en)
Brief description of this disorder
Explanation of the possible causes of this mental disorder
Identification of the available treatments for the presented mental disorder
Discussion of the historical and global perspectives on this mental disorder.
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Marking Criteria:
Max. in
category
Your
points
Correct identification of the presented mental disorder (ICD‐10)
and brief description of the presented mental disorder 5
Explanation on the causes of presented mental disorder 5
Identification of the available treatments for presented mental
disorder. 5
Discussion of the social considerations related with this mental
disorder 5
Word count, readability, and structure 4
Number and choice of appropriate references. 3
Correct referencing style: in‐text references and reference list. 3
Total: 30
Comments:
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What we want to see:
This essayi will incorporate a formal introduction, main points and conclusion; as this is an essay,
the introduction and conclusion, as well as individual paragraphs addressing different issues should
not be flagged with subheadings, but incorporated in the essay.
The work must be fully referenced with in-text citations and a reference list at the end. We
recommend you work with your Academic Writing Guide to ensure that you reference correctly. You
will find a link to this document on the main page of every unit, under the 'Assessments' section.
Correct academic writing and referencing are essential tasks that you need to learn. We
recommend a minimum of ten references.
Referencing: References are assessed for their quality. You should draw on quality academic
sources, such as books, chapters from edited books, journals etc. Your textbook can be used as a
reference, but not the Study Guide and lecture notes. We want to see evidence that you are capable
of conducting your own research. Also, in order to help markers determine students’ understanding
of the work they cite, all in-text references (not just direct quotes) must include the specific page
number/s if shown in the original.
Researching: You can search for peer-reviewed journal articles, which you can find in the online
journal databases and which can be accessed from the library homepage. Reputable news sites
such as The Conversation (https://theconversation.com/au/health), online dictionaries and online
encyclopedias are acceptable as a starting point to gain knowledge about a topic. Government
departments, research institutes such as the National Health and Medical Research Council
(NHMRC), international organisations such as the World Health Organisation (WHO) and local not
for profit organisations such as the Cancer Council are also good resources.
Formatting: The assessment MUST be submitted electronically in Microsoft Word format. Other
formats may not be readable by markers. Please be aware that any assessments submitted in other
formats will be considered LATE and will lose marks until it is presented in Word.
What we don’t want to see:
Plagiarism: All sources of information need to properly be acknowledged. Please refer to the
plagiarism website on blackboardii. By clicking the 'Upload this file' button you acknowledge that
you have read, understood and can confirm that the work you are about to submit complies with
the Flexible and Online plagiarism policy as shown in the JNI Student Handbook. Like other forms
of cheating plagiarism is treated seriously. Plagiarising students will be referred to the Program
Manager.
Word Count: Marks will be deducted for failure to adhere to the word count – as a general rule you
may go over or under by 10% than the stated length.
Late Submissions: Students are advised that any submissions past the due date incur a 10%
penalty per day, calculated from the total mark e.g. a task marked out of 30 will incur 3 marks
penalty per day.
No submission: Students must attempt all tasks to be eligible to pass the unit.
More information can be found in Think Education Assessment Policy document on the Think
Education website.
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Resources Available to YOU:
1. Academic writing guide link
https://laureateau.
blackboard.com/webapps/blackboard/content/listContent.jsp?course_id=_20163_1&c
ontent_id=_2498847_1&mode=reset
2. Writing & referencing: The link to the Learning and Academic Skills Unit (LASU)
is on the left pulldown menu on the blackboard home page:
https://laureateau.
blackboard.com/webapps/blackboard/content/listContent.jsp?course_id=_20163_1&c
ontent_id=_2498847_1&mode=reset
LASU also provides a series of academic skills tutorials. Please contact Caroline Spaans
(cspaans@laureate.net.au, 02 949 232 14).
3. Researching: A guide to researching is available on the library page
http://library.think.edu.au/research_skills/.
Please contact the online and Pyrmont librarian for Health, Dawn Vaux
(dvaux@laureate.net.au) if you would like further help or a tutorial on how to do research
this way.
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